Military Commanders
Strategists who decided history on the field.
records written
Contemporary era
Eddy Kapend
b. 1960
Congolese military personnel
Modern era
Mobutu Sese Seko
October 14, 1930 – September 7, 1997
Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997 (1930 – 1997)
Modern era
Hosni Mubarak
May 4, 1928 – February 25, 2020
President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011
Modern era
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
December 28, 1924 – December 15, 2018
Former Ethiopian President (1924-2018)
Contemporary era
Meles Zenawi
May 8, 1955 – August 20, 2012
Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012)
Contemporary era
Jioji Konrote
b. December 26, 1947
Fijian politician (born 1947)
Contemporary era
Frank Bainimarama
b. April 27, 1954
Prime Minister of Fiji from 2007 to 2022 (born 1954)
Modern era
Omar Bongo
December 30, 1935 – June 8, 2009
Gabonese politician (1935–2009)
Contemporary era
Jerry Rawlings
June 22, 1947 – November 12, 2020
Fourth President of the Republic of Ghana (1947-2020)
Contemporary era
Moussa Dadis Camara
b. December 29, 1964
President of Guinea
Modern era
Lansana Conté
November 30, 1934 – December 22, 2008
Second President of Guinea (1934–2008)
Contemporary era
Mamadu Ture Kuruma
b. April 26, 1947
Guinea-Bissauan military vice chief of staff and coup leader
Contemporary era
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
b. September 9, 1949
6th President of Indonesia (2004—2014)
Modern era
Chaim Herzog
September 17, 1918 – April 17, 1997
6th President of Israel (1983–1993) – (born1918–1997)
Modern era
Hirohito
April 29, 1901 – January 7, 1989
Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989
Modern era
Emperor Taishō
August 31, 1879 – December 25, 1926
Emperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926
Modern era
Talal I of Jordan
February 26, 1909 – July 7, 1972
King of Jordan from 1951 to 1952
Modern era
Christian X of Denmark
September 26, 1870 – April 20, 1947
King of Denmark (1912–1947) and Iceland (1918–1944)
Modern era
Frederik VIII of Denmark
June 3, 1843 – May 14, 1912
King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912
Modern era
Christian IX of Denmark
April 8, 1818 – January 29, 1906
King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906
Early Modern era
William II of the Netherlands
December 6, 1792 – March 17, 1849
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1840 to 1849 (1792-1849)
Contemporary era
Hashim Thaçi
b. April 24, 1968
Kosovo politician
Modern era
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
June 25, 1937 – December 16, 2023
Emir of Kuwait (1937–2023)
Modern era
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
June 16, 1929 – September 29, 2020
Emir of Kuwait (1929–2020)
Modern era
Khamtai Siphandone
February 8, 1924 – April 2, 2025
Former Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1924–2025)
Modern era
Michel Aoun
b. September 30, 1933
13th President of Lebanon from 2016 to 2022
Contemporary era
Michel Suleiman
b. November 21, 1948
12th President of Lebanon
Modern era
Émile Lahoud
b. January 12, 1936
11th President of Lebanon
Early Modern era
Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
June 26, 1760 – April 20, 1836
Austrian marshal (1760-1836)
Contemporary era
Artūras Paulauskas
b. August 23, 1953
Lithuanian politician (born 1953)
Contemporary era
Jean Ravelonarivo
b. April 17, 1959
Malagasy politician
Contemporary era
Bah Ndaw
b. August 23, 1950
President of Mali
Contemporary era
Amadou Sanogo
b. November 30, 1972
Malian military officer
Contemporary era
Amadou Toumani Touré
November 4, 1948 – November 9, 2020
Malian soldier and politician
Contemporary era
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
b. December 20, 1956
President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019
Modern era
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
b. November 28, 1941
President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005
Modern era
Louis II, Prince of Monaco
July 12, 1870 – May 9, 1949
Prince of Monaco (1870-1949)
Ancient era
Moses
1393 BCE – 1273 BCE
Prophet and lawgiver of the Abrahamic faiths who led the Exodus
Ancient era
King David
1040 BCE – 969 BCE
King of Israel and Judah
Medieval era
Ignatius of Loyola
October 23, 1491 – July 31, 1556
Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)
Medieval era
Hasan ibn Ali
March 1, 625 CE – 669 CE
5th Rashidun Caliph (r. 661) and second Shia Imam
Ancient era
Cyrus the Great
600 BCE – 530 BCE
Founder of the Achaemenid Empire (559–529 BC)
Ancient era
Darius I
550 BCE – 486 BCE
The fourth and greatest Achaemenid emperor (522–486 BC)
Ancient era
Themistocles
524 BCE – 459 BCE
Athenian politician and general (c. 524–459 BC)
Ancient era
Pericles
494 BCE – 429 BCE
Athenian statesman, orator and general (c. 495 – 429 BC)
Ancient era
Alexander the Great
356 BCE – 323 BCE
Macedonian king who built an empire from Greece to India by age 30
Ancient era
Ptolemy I Soter
c. 365 BCE – c. 285 BCE
Macedonian general, ruler of Egypt
Ancient era
Hannibal
247 BCE – 183 BCE
Carthaginian general (247–183/181 BC)
Ancient era
Scipio Africanus
235 BCE – 183 BCE
Roman general and politician (236/235–183 BC)
Ancient era
Gaius Marius
157 BCE – 86 BCE
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
Ancient era
Sulla
138 BCE – 78 BCE
Roman dictator and general
Ancient era
Spartacus
103 BCE – 71 BCE
Thracian gladiator who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic
Ancient era
Julius Caesar
100 BCE – 44 BCE
Roman general and statesman whose rise ended the Republic
Ancient era
Pompey the Great
106 BCE – 48 BCE
Roman general and statesman (106–48 BC)
Ancient era
Mark Antony
83 BCE – 30 BCE
Roman politician and general (83 BC – 30 BC)
Ancient era
Augustus
63 BCE – August 19, 1914 CE
First emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
Ancient era
Cato the Younger
95 BCE – 46 BCE
Roman statesman, general and writer (95–46 BC)
Ancient era
Cincinnatus
519 BCE – c. 430 BCE
Two time Roman dictator
Ancient era
Nero
December 15, 1937 CE – June 9, 1968 CE
Fifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)
Ancient era
Trajan
53 CE – 117 CE
13th Roman Emperor (98–117)